April 25, 2024
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Dennis Rodman returns from North Korea without Kenneth Bae

"That's not my job to ask about Kenneth Bae"

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman returned to China from North Korea on Saturday, but without  jailed American citizen Kenneth Bae, who some observers previously suggested may have been freed as a result of the visit.

Speaking to reporters in Beijing airport after touching down on an Air Koryo flight, Rodman said that it wasn't his job to ask Kim Jong Un for the release of Kenneth Bae.

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